This week’s Switch/ Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Switch
1. Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle – Ubisoft
2. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Nintendo
3. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
4. Splatoon 2 – Nintendo
5. The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ – Merge Games
6. Lego Worlds – Warner Bros. Interactive
7. 1-2-Switch – Nintendo
8. ARMS – Nintendo
9. Minecraft: Story Mode – The Complete Adventure – Telltale Games
10. Lego City Undercover – Warner Bros. Interactive
Wii U
1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
2. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
3. Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Nintendo
4. New Super Mario Bros. U + Super Luigi U – Nintendo
5. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
6. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
7. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
8. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
9. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Nintendo
10. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD – Nintendo
3DS
1. Monster Hunter Stories – Capcom
2. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
3. Pokemon Sun – Nintendo
4. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
5. Pokemon Moon – Nintendo
6. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
7. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
8. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – Nintendo
9. Mario Party: Island Tour – Nintendo
10. Miitopia – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
It seems like Bandai Namco added a curious limitation to the Switch version of Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2. The game deactivates the system’s share button during cutscenes, meaning you’re unable to take screenshots of those moments. This was presumably done to prevent spoilers from being spread on social media, but it seems like a strange decision given that the game has been out on other systems for a while now and isn’t exactly narrative-driven to begin with.
It remains to be seen if Bandai Namco will do the same with other Switch games in the future, and if other developers will follow their example.
We’re quickly approaching the launch of Pokken Tournament DX, and to whet your appetite, here’s another character trailer, focusing on Chandelure:
The folks over at Gamasutra recently talked to several indie developers about the Switch – about what’s like to develop for the system, how Nintendo got into contact with them, and so on. One of the developers they interviewed was Omar Cornut from Lizardcube, the team responsible for Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap. It seems the game did quite well on the Switch – Cornut said that they sold “more copies of Wonder Boy on the Switch than the three other platforms we released on combined”. Definitely a sign of a smaller games library and thus more exposure for smaller titles, but good news nonetheless for developers and Nintendo alike.
A large amount of orbs are going to be given to users from September 11th to September 25th, you will be able to get 5 orbs and 5,000 feathers because of the retweet event.
The hero with the most votes for the Starter Support Free Hero Event is Narcian and you can expect to see rewards from this event coming around September 16th.
A number of new items have been added to Miitomo. Among the selection you’ll find in the app, the following are now available:
– Collarless button-down
– Safari dress
– Lace-up leggings
These items can be obtained by using Miitomo coins in Miitomo Shop.
It’s time for the latest Famitsu‘s most wanted games chart. There aren’t any major changes, but small shifts for games like Super Mario Odyssey and Xenoblade Chronicles 2.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between August 24 and August 30.
FT was able to speak with Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime at Variety’s Entertainment and Technology Summit 2017. Reggie was able to comment further on Switch supply situation during the interview.
The lack of stock – especially early on – ultimately boils down to two things. First, the demand for Switch was higher than expected. Second was that Nintendo has been dealing with supply shortages of components.
According to Reggie:
Hamster published Blue’s Journey on the Switch eShop this week, adding another game to the lineup of NeoGeo games. Watch a trailer for the title below.
